New Horizontal & Vertical Carousels iPhone/iPad Controlled, ASRS Helps Order Picking & Fulfillment

Nov. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Doylestown, PA -- The new iPhone and iPad application for order picking and fulfillment is now available on all Sapient Automation Hornet Horizontal Carousels and Avenger Vertical Carousels and retrofits. Simple click and go icons helps organizations lean their operations while increasing operator productivity and order accuracy. Demonstrated at MODEX, Atlanta, GA Booth #1000 in February 2012.

From picking to management to maintenance, the iPhone/iPad application provides easy and intuitive control. Managers can view real time activity levels. Operators can access any shelf or bin with a click or rotate each carousel to browse its contents. The maintenance staff can view basic equipment status and conditions.

The iPhone/iPad application can be used as the carousels sole dedicated interface or used in conjunction with a software driven system. Likewise, virtually all horizontal carousels and vertical carousels regardless of their age and manufacturer can be updated with state of the art controls which will provide not only the iPhone/iPad applications, but also IMHM (Intelligent Machine Health Monitoring) on every carousel. Sapient Automations SSC controller combines state of the art reliability with optimum performance.

Implementing  iPhone/iPad carousel storage and retrieval solutions such as the Hornet Horizontal Carousel with Sapient Automation's world class COP (Customer One Protection) Service Group gives customers assurance that their systems will perform from day one with Sapient Automation's Remote Intelligent Machine Health Monitoring System. Key information is monitored in real time by the COP Service Group in order to detect variances and anomalies which could lead to failure or performance issues. Local technicians and central COP Service Group monitors and responds accordingly to any issues that may arise. The facility service coordinator is contacted and notified and a plan on how to correct the issue is discussed and implemented. The net result is a system that is up and running for years to come.

The Hornet Horizontal Carousel is comprised of a series of bins with shelves that rotate on a track horizontally. Multiple horizontal carousels are used in one integrated workstation called a pod. A wave of orders is downloaded to the workstation. Batches of eight to ten orders are then sent to the carousels. The carousels will begin rotating automatically and stop at the first pick. A Pick to Light Lightree directs the picker as to which carousel, the item and quantity to pick. The picker completes the batch in a round robin fashion until the batch is complete. The orders are then sent to shipping or the next workstation and the next batch is started until the entire wave is completed.

The Avenger Vertical Carousel is a series of shelves or carriers rotate vertically and deliver the required part or item to the operator at an ergonomic height work counter with a click of a button, scan of a bar code or voice command.

Sapient Automation, a subsidiary of MDCI, is a leading provider of automated storage and retrieval systems for manufacturing, distribution, warehouses, institutions, retail and wholesale including Viper Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs), Avenger Vertical Carousels, Hornet Horizontal Carousels, Shark Inventory Management Software, Spitfire Pick Carts and more. For information about the space, ergonomics and labor savings improvements of the Hornet Horizontal Carousel, call 888-451-9711 or visit the Sapient Automation web site at www.GetSapient.com/products.html

About Sapient
A full selection of automated storage and retrieval systems designed to reduce floor space, inventory and labor requirements while increasing accuracy and order cut off times. Systems used in manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, medical and retail. Systems include Hornet Horizontal Carousel, Viper Vertical Lift Module, Avenger Vertical Carousel and Shark Inventory and Warehouse Management Software

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Ed Romaine
Sapient Automation
30 South Pine St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
267-640-8172
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